On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy came ashore, causing an estimated $36 billion in damages in New Jersey and another $32 billion in New York.

Hurricane Sandy

While the storm's damage stretched up and down the east coast, the northeast was particularly hard hit. The nation watched as storm surges destroyed homes, flooded New York's subway system and washed away sections of the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Tragedy was compounded with a fire that destroyed 100 homes on New York's Rockaway peninsula and power outages that after the storm left approximately 8 million customers in the dark on the East Coast.

Since Hurricane Sandy hit, APA has been working closely with affected members and their communities. Recovery and rebuilding efforts will take time. The following provides a single point of reference of APA's Hurricane Sandy efforts.

Resources and Training

View the PowerPoint presentations and other resource materials generated as APA presented a series of free workshops in New York and New Jersey throughout the first week of April 2013.

Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction

Since its 1998 publication, Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction has served as all-hazards guidance manual for local planners developing plan for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. APA has teamed up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on a three-year project to update the tools and concepts of this classic publication.